It was a a USSR Army Base during USSR. Now almost all infrastructure demolished and just an old Watch Tower and some artillery spots remains around
Cool vid of a Cold War relic!
It’s sad, the vets of WWII are passing away and so are the things that remind us of this treble war. Good to document for the future!
Thanks. When I was a kid, we gouing there to stole bullets. ))) Horsemans with AKMs always patrolling around.Cool vid of a Cold War relic!
It was a a USSR Army Base during USSR. Now almost all infrastructure demolished and just an old Watch Tower and some artillery spots remains around
Nature attempts to reclaim with that little solitary tree trying to make a go of life up there.
Such a solid piece of infrastructure, will possibly be around for another 80+ years.
Probably much more then 200+ It was built during a Peter First time
Can you clarify Peter the First, Tsar of late 1600 / early 1700 ?
When you said World War artillery, I was thinking most likely WWII !!
Of course they had crude gunpowder cannon in Peter the Firsts time.
Even more remarkable if that was built in that era, but looking at it I'm reasonably sure this is a more modern tower, isn't it ?
Looks WWII, it is reinforced concrete and has features of modern metal (gantry etc).
Maybe it was changed in later years.
Can you clarify Peter the First, Tsar of late 1600 / early 1700 ?
When you said World War artillery, I was thinking most likely WWII !!
Of course they had crude gunpowder cannon in Peter the Firsts time.
Even more remarkable if that was built in that era, but looking at it I'm reasonably sure this is a more modern tower, isn't it ?
Looks WWII, it is reinforced concrete and has features of modern metal (gantry etc).
Maybe it was changed in later years.
Most of the forts and war buildings in Liepaja are built during Peter the First. But I didn’t found more info about this tower. There was a military base, the tower available to public after USSR crack down. Maybe I’m wrong about the times. Will try to find more information.
Ah, don't go to too much trouble, it looks like a WWII era piece of work . . . to see other fortifications in the country and surrounds from the Peter the First era would be pretty incredible, amazing they can still be standing.